CycleStreets
Encyclopedia
CycleStreets is not-for-profit United Kingdom
organisation that provides a free-to-use national cycle journey planner for the United Kingdom
. The planner uses OpenStreetMap
data for routing, Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
for height data and official post code data. It was launched in March 2009 and by January 2010 had planned 100,000 journeys. It was 'Highly Commended' at the 2009 ACT Travelwise awards. It provides good routing in all parts of the UK that have good data in OpenStreetMap and the coverage is increasing fast.
was about to introduce cycle routing for a small number of trial locations including Manchester
. In June 2009, a feature to plan circular routes was added and the project was featured in The Guardian
newspaper. In August 2009 functionality was added to export routes for use in GPS device and the ability to route via ferry services and then in October 2009 the project released elevation profiles and 'Balanced routes'.
In December 2009, CycleStreets was 'Highly Commended' in the ACT Travelwise annual awards.
In February 2010, the ability to share short video clips was added and then in March 2010 CycleStreets added Google Streetview images to the route description pages and a post code look-up function. They reported their 100,000th journey plan itinerary the same month.
data exchange standard for cycle route data which was later used in the Transport Direct Portal
cycle journey planner.
In July 2009, CycleStreets was presented at the OpenStreetMap annual 'State of the Map' Conference In September 2009, Martin Lucas Smith of CycleStreets presented the project at the School of Cartography Summer School.
The project held its first 'Developer Day' in March 2010, where technical issues relating to the project were discussed and there was a session on cycle routing at WhereCampEU.
It has also applied for funding through the following channels:
The project has also benefited from a number of donations in kind not least of which has been the voluntarily donated geographic information in OpenStreetMap
.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
organisation that provides a free-to-use national cycle journey planner for the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. The planner uses OpenStreetMap
OpenStreetMap
OpenStreetMap is a collaborative project to create a free editable map of the world. Two major driving forces behind the establishment and growth of OSM have been restrictions on use or availability of map information across much of the world and the advent of inexpensive portable GPS devices.The...
data for routing, Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
The Shuttle Radar Topography Mission is an international research effort that obtained digital elevation models on a near-global scale from 56° S to 60° N, to generate the most complete high-resolution digital topographic database of Earth prior to the release of the ASTER GDEM in 2009...
for height data and official post code data. It was launched in March 2009 and by January 2010 had planned 100,000 journeys. It was 'Highly Commended' at the 2009 ACT Travelwise awards. It provides good routing in all parts of the UK that have good data in OpenStreetMap and the coverage is increasing fast.
History
CycleStreets is a development of the Cambridge Cycle Campaign Journey Planner, which was launched in 2006. CycleStreets itself was launched on 20 March 2009; which was by co-incidence the same day that it was announced that the Transport Direct PortalTransport Direct Portal
The Transport Direct Portal is a distributed Internet-based multi-modal journey planner providing information for travel in England, Wales and Scotland. It is managed by Transport Direct, a division of the Department for Transport...
was about to introduce cycle routing for a small number of trial locations including Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
. In June 2009, a feature to plan circular routes was added and the project was featured in The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
newspaper. In August 2009 functionality was added to export routes for use in GPS device and the ability to route via ferry services and then in October 2009 the project released elevation profiles and 'Balanced routes'.
In December 2009, CycleStreets was 'Highly Commended' in the ACT Travelwise annual awards.
In February 2010, the ability to share short video clips was added and then in March 2010 CycleStreets added Google Streetview images to the route description pages and a post code look-up function. They reported their 100,000th journey plan itinerary the same month.
Development
In 2007, during the development of CycleStreets, Simon Nuttal and Martin Lucas-Smith advised Transport Direct on the CycleNetXChangeCycleNetXChange
CycleNetXChange provides a standard format with which to exchange cycle path data, together with information about the quality of routes; This enables computerised transport systems to provide cycle routes....
data exchange standard for cycle route data which was later used in the Transport Direct Portal
Transport Direct Portal
The Transport Direct Portal is a distributed Internet-based multi-modal journey planner providing information for travel in England, Wales and Scotland. It is managed by Transport Direct, a division of the Department for Transport...
cycle journey planner.
In July 2009, CycleStreets was presented at the OpenStreetMap annual 'State of the Map' Conference In September 2009, Martin Lucas Smith of CycleStreets presented the project at the School of Cartography Summer School.
The project held its first 'Developer Day' in March 2010, where technical issues relating to the project were discussed and there was a session on cycle routing at WhereCampEU.
Funding
CycleStreets is a not-for-profit project and has been largely self-funded. It has received grants from the following organisations (in chronological order):- Cycling Scotland (£5,000): To develop a version of the site for Edinburgh, which Cycling Scotland are now promoting as a Scotland-wide system
- Cambridge City CouncilCambridge City CouncilCambridge City Council may refer to:* Cambridge City Council, England* Cambridge City Council, Massachusetts, USA* Cambridge, Ontario City Council, Canada...
— Cambridge Sustainable City project (£3,200) in February 2010. - Co-op Community Fund (£1,000) in March 2010.
It has also applied for funding through the following channels:
- They entered the TalkTalkTalkTalkTalkTalk is a pay television, telecommunications and internet service provider company headquartered in London, United Kingdom...
'Digital Hero Awards' and were supported by the local paper, the Cambridge Evening News. - They entered the Geovation awards in 2009.
The project has also benefited from a number of donations in kind not least of which has been the voluntarily donated geographic information in OpenStreetMap
OpenStreetMap
OpenStreetMap is a collaborative project to create a free editable map of the world. Two major driving forces behind the establishment and growth of OSM have been restrictions on use or availability of map information across much of the world and the advent of inexpensive portable GPS devices.The...
.